80 FR 51782 - Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Finland: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 165 (August 26, 2015)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 165 (August 26, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-21046 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 51782-51783] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21046] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-405-803] Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Finland: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On July 8, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published its initiation and [[Page 51783]] preliminary results \1\ of a changed circumstances review (CCR), preliminarily determining to revoke the antidumping duty (AD) Order \2\ on purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Finland. We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. We received no comments. Thus, we make no changes to our preliminary determination in these final results of changed circumstances review and hereby revoke the Order in toto. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Finland: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Consideration of Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR 39058 (July 8, 2015) (Preliminary Results). \2\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and Sweden, 70 FR 39734 (July 11, 2005) (the Order). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATES: Effective Date: August 26, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Cho, or Robert James, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 5075 or (202) 482-0649, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 15, 2015, in accordance with sections 751(b) and 751(d)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 19 CFR 351.216(b), 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii), Ashland Specialty Ingredients, G.P. (Ashland), the petitioner and sole domestic producer of CMC, requested revocation of the Order with respect to Finland as part of an expedited CCR. On June 8, 2015, CP Kelco Oy and its U.S. affiliate, CP Kelco U.S. Inc., (collectively, CP Kelco), the sole manufacturer of CMC in Finland and its affiliated U.S. importer, requested that the Department grant Ashland's CCR request and revoke the AD order on CMC from Finland, due to the lack of interest in continuation of the Order. On July 8, 2015, the Department preliminarily determined to revoke the Order and invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results We received no further comments from interested parties. Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by these orders is all purified CMC, sometimes also referred to as purified sodium CMC, polyanionic cellulose, or cellulose gum, which is a white to off-white, non-toxic, odorless, biodegradable powder, comprising sodium CMC that has been refined and purified to a minimum assay of 90 percent. Purified CMC does not include unpurified or crude CMC, CMC Fluidized Polymer Suspensions, and CMC that is cross-linked through heat treatment. Purified CMC is CMC that has undergone one or more purification operations which, at a minimum, reduce the remaining salt and other by- product portion of the product to less than ten percent. The merchandise subject to this order is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at subheading 3912.31.00. This tariff classification is provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope of the order is dispositive. Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review Section 782(h)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) & (vi), provide that the Department may revoke an order (in whole or in part) on an expedited basis if it determines that producers accounting for substantially all of the production of the domestic like product have no further interest in the order, in whole or in part. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1), we find that the petitioner's affirmative statement of no interest constitutes good cause to conduct this review. On June 8, 2015, CP Kelco also filed a letter in support of Ashland's CCR request. Ashland stated that, as the sole U.S. producer of CMC, it accounts for substantially all of the production of the domestic like product. Ashland also stated that it has no interest in the continuation of the Order.\3\ Therefore, at the request of Ashland and in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 751(d)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.216, 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) & (vi), we are revoking the Order on CMC from Finland. As stated in the Preliminary Results, the revocation will be effective July 1, 2014, which is the first day of the most recent period not subject to administrative review. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Ashland's May 15, 2015 submission to the Department. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Termination of Suspension of Liquidation Because we determine that there are changed circumstances that warrant the revocation of the Order, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to terminate the suspension of liquidation of the merchandise subject to this order entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after July 1, 2014 and to release any cash deposit or bond on all unliquidated entries of the merchandise covered by the revocation that are not covered by the final results of an administrative review or automatic liquidation. Entries of subject merchandise prior to the effective date of revocation will continue to be subject to suspension of liquidation and AD deposit requirements. Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216, 351.221(c)(3), and 351.222(g)(vii). Dated: August 18, 2015. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 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the United States is materially injured, similar receptacle on another support. The Appendix II—Issues and Decision
or threatened with material injury, by supports lock together to form the frame for Memorandum
reason of imports of boltless steel the shelving unit, and provide the structural
integrity of the shelving unit separate from I. Summary
shelving units prepackaged for sale from II. Background
the inclusion of any decking. The incidental
the PRC, or sales (or the likelihood of III. Scope of the Investigation
use of nuts and bolts or screws to add
sales) for importation, of boltless steel accessories, wall anchors, tie-bars or shelf IV. Changes Since the Preliminary
shelving units prepackaged for sale from supports does not remove the product from Determination
the PRC. If the ITC determines that such scope. Boltless steel shelving units may also V. Use of Adverse Facts Available
injury does not exist, this proceeding come packaged as partially assembled, such VI. Discussion of the Issues
will be terminated and all securities as when two upright supports are welded General Issues
posted will be refunded or canceled. If together with front-to-back supports, or are
Comment 1: Surrogate Country
the ITC determines that such injury otherwise connected, to form an end unit for
Comment 2: Whether Whirlpool’s Products
does exist, the Department will issue an the frame. The boltless steel shelving covered
Are Within the Scope
antidumping duty order directing CBP by this investigation may be commonly
A. Whirlpool’s Incomplete Units
described as rivet shelving, welded frame
to assess, upon further instruction by B. Whirlpool’s Pre-Wrapped Bundles
shelving, slot and tab shelving, and punched
the Department, antidumping duties on Comment 3: Whether Costco’s Products Are
rivet (quasi-rivet) shelving as well as by other
all imports of the subject merchandise Within the Scope
trade names. The term ‘‘deck’’ refers to the
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, shelf that sits on or fits into the horizontal Surrogate Value Issues
for consumption on or after the effective supports (beams or braces) to provide the Comment 4: Freight Weight Basis
date of the suspension of liquidation. horizontal storage surface of the shelving Comment 5: Steel Strip Surrogate Value
unit. Comment 6: Wire Deck Surrogate Value
Return or Destruction of Proprietary The scope includes all boltless steel
Information Comment 7: Carton Surrogate Value
shelving meeting the description above, Comment 8: Surrogate Financial Ratios
This notice also serves as a reminder regardless of (1) vertical support or post type A. Other Income/Expense
to the parties subject to administrative (including but not limited to open post, B. Commission/Advertisement
protective order (APO) of their closed post and tubing); (2) horizontal
support or beam/brace profile (including but Company-Specific Issues
responsibility concerning the
not limited to Z-beam, C-beam, L-beam, step Topsun
disposition of propriety information beam and cargo rack); (3) number of
disclosed under APO in accordance supports; (4) surface coating (including but Comment 9: Standards for Department
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written not limited to paint, epoxy, powder coating, Determinations
notification of return or destruction of zinc and other metallic coating); (5) number A. Consistent Disposition of New Factual
APO materials or conversion to judicial of levels; (6) weight capacity; (7) shape Information Submissions
B. Rejection of New Information
protective order is hereby requested. (including but not limited to rectangular,
square, and corner units); (8) decking Comment 10: Whether Topsun’s Due Process
Failure to comply with the regulations Was Violated
and terms of an APO is a sanctionable material (including but not limited to wire
decking, particle board, laminated board or Comment 11: Whether To Assign an Adverse
violation. Inference to Topsun’s Cost of Goods Sold
This determination is issued and no deck at all); or (9) the boltless method by
which vertical and horizontal supports Comment 12: Differential Pricing
published in accordance with sections Comment 13: Treatment of Topsun’s Wire
connect (including but not limited to keyhole
735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. and rivet, slot and tab, welded frame,
Decks
Dated: August 14, 2015. punched rivet and clip). Zhongda
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Specifically excluded from the scope are: Comment 14: Byproduct Offset
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement • Wall-mounted shelving, defined as Comment 15: Value-Added Tax (‘‘VAT’’)
and Compliance. shelving that is hung on the wall and does Adjustment
not stand on, or transfer load to, the floor; 17 Comment 16: Whether AD/CVD Remedies
Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation • wire shelving units, which consist of Are Duplicative
The scope of this investigation covers shelves made from wire that incorporates
boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for both a wire deck and wire horizontal JS Products
sale, with or without decks (‘‘boltless steel supports (taking the place of the horizontal Comment 17: Separate Rate
shelving’’). The term ‘‘prepackaged for sale’’ beams and braces) into a single piece with
[FR Doc. 2015–20794 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am]
means that, at a minimum, the steel vertical tubular collars that slide over the posts and
onto plastic sleeves snapped on the posts to BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
supports (i.e., uprights and posts) and steel
horizontal supports (i.e., beams, braces) create the finished shelving unit;
necessary to assemble a completed shelving • bulk-packed parts or components of
unit (with or without decks) are packaged boltless steel shelving units; and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
together for ultimate purchase by the end- • made-to-order shelving systems.
user. The scope also includes add-on kits. Subject boltless steel shelving enters the International Trade Administration
Add-on kits include, but are not limited to, United States through Harmonized Tariff
kits that allow the end-user to add an Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) [A–405–803]
extension shelving unit onto an existing statistical subheadings 9403.20.0018,
boltless steel shelving unit such that the 9403.20.0020, 9403.20.0025, and Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From
extension and the original unit will share 9403.20.0026, but may also enter through Finland: Final Results of Changed
common frame elements (e.g., two posts). HTSUS 9403.10.0040. While HTSUS Circumstances Review and Revocation
The term ‘‘boltless’’ refers to steel shelving in subheadings are provided for convenience of the Antidumping Duty Order
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which the vertical and horizontal supports and Customs purposes, the written
forming the frame are assembled primarily description of the scope of this investigation AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
without the use of nuts and bolts or screws. is dispositive. International Trade Administration,
The vertical and horizontal support members Department of Commerce.
for boltless steel shelving are assembled by 17 The addition of a wall bracket or other device
SUMMARY: On July 8, 2015, the
methods such as, but not limited to, fitting to attach otherwise freestanding subject
a rivet, punched or cut tab or other similar merchandise to a wall does not meet the terms of
Department of Commerce (the
connector on one support into a hole, slot or this exclusion. Department) published its initiation and
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preliminary results 1 of a changed refined and purified to a minimum covered by the revocation that are not
circumstances review (CCR), assay of 90 percent. Purified CMC does covered by the final results of an
preliminarily determining to revoke the not include unpurified or crude CMC, administrative review or automatic
antidumping duty (AD) Order 2 on CMC Fluidized Polymer Suspensions, liquidation. Entries of subject
purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and CMC that is cross-linked through merchandise prior to the effective date
from Finland. We invited interested heat treatment. Purified CMC is CMC of revocation will continue to be subject
parties to comment on the Preliminary that has undergone one or more to suspension of liquidation and AD
Results. We received no comments. purification operations which, at a deposit requirements.
Thus, we make no changes to our minimum, reduce the remaining salt
preliminary determination in these final Return or Destruction of Proprietary
and other by-product portion of the
results of changed circumstances review Information
product to less than ten percent.
and hereby revoke the Order in toto. The merchandise subject to this order This notice serves as a reminder to
DATES: Effective Date: August 26, 2015. is classified in the Harmonized Tariff parties subject to administrative
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Schedule of the United States at protective orders (APOs) of their
Victoria Cho, or Robert James, AD/CVD subheading 3912.31.00. This tariff responsibility concerning the
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and classification is provided for disposition of proprietary information
Compliance, International Trade convenience and customs purposes; disclosed under APO in accordance
Administration, U.S. Department of however, the written description of the with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution scope of the order is dispositive. notification of the return/destruction of
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; APO materials or conversion to judicial
Final Results of Changed
telephone: (202) 482–5075 or (202) 482– protective order is hereby requested.
Circumstances Review
0649, respectively. Failure to comply with the regulations
Section 782(h)(2) of the Act and 19 and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) & (vi), provide that violation.
Background the Department may revoke an order (in
whole or in part) on an expedited basis Notification to Interested Parties
On May 15, 2015, in accordance with
sections 751(b) and 751(d)(1) of the if it determines that producers We are issuing and publishing these
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), accounting for substantially all of the final results and notice in accordance
19 CFR 351.216(b), 19 CFR production of the domestic like product with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
351.222(g)(1), and 19 CFR have no further interest in the order, in the Act and 19 CFR 351.216,
351.221(c)(3)(ii), Ashland Specialty whole or in part. In accordance with 19 351.221(c)(3), and 351.222(g)(vii).
Ingredients, G.P. (Ashland), the CFR 351.222(g)(1), we find that the Dated: August 18, 2015.
petitioner and sole domestic producer of petitioner’s affirmative statement of no
Paul Piquado,
CMC, requested revocation of the Order interest constitutes good cause to
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
with respect to Finland as part of an conduct this review. On June 8, 2015,
Compliance.
expedited CCR. On June 8, 2015, CP CP Kelco also filed a letter in support of
[FR Doc. 2015–21046 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am]
Kelco Oy and its U.S. affiliate, CP Kelco Ashland’s CCR request.
U.S. Inc., (collectively, CP Kelco), the Ashland stated that, as the sole U.S. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
sole manufacturer of CMC in Finland producer of CMC, it accounts for
and its affiliated U.S. importer, substantially all of the production of the
domestic like product. Ashland also DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
requested that the Department grant
Ashland’s CCR request and revoke the stated that it has no interest in the International Trade Administration
AD order on CMC from Finland, due to continuation of the Order.3 Therefore, at
the lack of interest in continuation of the request of Ashland and in [A–602–807]
the Order. On July 8, 2015, the accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
751(d)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.216, 19 Certain Uncoated Paper From
Department preliminarily determined to Australia: Preliminary Determination of
revoke the Order and invited interested CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) & (vi), we are
revoking the Order on CMC from Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
parties to comment on the Preliminary Negative Preliminary Determination of
Results Finland. As stated in the Preliminary
Results, the revocation will be effective Critical Circumstances, and
We received no further comments
July 1, 2014, which is the first day of the Postponement of Final Determination
from interested parties.
most recent period not subject to AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
Scope of the Order administrative review. International Trade Administration,
The merchandise covered by these Termination of Suspension of Department of Commerce.
orders is all purified CMC, sometimes Liquidation SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
also referred to as purified sodium CMC,
Because we determine that there are (Department) preliminarily determines
polyanionic cellulose, or cellulose gum,
changed circumstances that warrant the that certain uncoated paper from
which is a white to off-white, non-toxic,
revocation of the Order, we will instruct Australia is being, or is likely to be, sold
odorless, biodegradable powder,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to in the United States at less than fair
comprising sodium CMC that has been
terminate the suspension of liquidation value (LTFV), as provided in section
of the merchandise subject to this order 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
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1 See Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From
Finland: Initiation and Preliminary Results of entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, amended (the Act). The period of
Changed Circumstances Review and Consideration on or after July 1, 2014 and to release investigation (POI) is January 1, 2014,
of Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order, 80
any cash deposit or bond on all through December 31, 2014. The
FR 39058 (July 8, 2015) (Preliminary Results). estimated weighted-average dumping
2 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: unliquidated entries of the merchandise
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From Finland,
margins of sales at LTFV are shown in
Mexico, the Netherlands and Sweden, 70 FR 39734 3 See Ashland’s May 15, 2015 submission to the the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’
(July 11, 2005) (the Order). Department. section of this notice. Interested parties
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